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Douglassarachne acanthopoda
Taxonomy
Douglassarachne acanthopoda was named by Selden and Dunlop (2024). Its type specimen is FMNH PE 91366, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pit 15, Northern Mine tip, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial shale in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Douglassarachne.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2024 | Douglassarachne acanthopoda Selden and Dunlop figs. Figs. 2-4 |
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†Douglassarachne acanthopoda Selden and Dunlop 2024
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| P. A. Selden and J. A. Dunlop 2024 | Relatively large arachnid (body length >15 mm) with median dorsal ocular tubercle on carapace, abdominal tergites, anal tubercle, legs bearing many long, curved macrospines. |
Measurements
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Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Douglassarachne acanthopoda (type locality: 234775) |